Performance Academy  ·  Sports & Music

Train Like an Athlete. Create Like an Artist.

Forte is the performance academy where young athletes and musicians build their edge — together, at the highest level.

Apply for 2025 Cohort Accepting ages 10–22  ·  Limited enrollment

Where athletes become artists. Where artists become athletes.

Our Belief

The best performers
never trained in one lane.

Every great athlete has a rhythm. Every great musician has discipline. Forte was built on a simple conviction: the skills that make you exceptional on the field are the same skills that make you exceptional on the stage — and training them together makes you exceptional everywhere.

We are not a sports camp with a piano. We are not a music school that does drills. Forte is the world's first dual-discipline performance academy — rigorous, intentional, and built for the young performer who refuses to choose.

"You don't develop a performer by training one skill at a time. You develop them by demanding excellence across the full range of who they are."

— Forte Faculty
Orchestra musicians performing — the discipline and precision that define every Forte performer

The discipline of performance — at every level, on every stage.

Disciplines. One Standard.

"Forte doesn't train athletes.
Forte doesn't train musicians.
Forte trains performers."

Sport + Music = The Whole Performer

The Two Disciplines

One academy.
Two paths to mastery.

A teenager in soccer gear sprinting with the ball on a grassy field during a match

Athletic Performance

Speed, strength, and sport-specific skill training led by coaches who have competed and coached at the highest levels. We build athletes who are fast, precise, and mentally unbreakable — whether they play soccer, basketball, swimming, or track.

  • Sport-specific skills & elite conditioning
  • Mental performance & competitive mindset
  • 1:1 coaching + group sessions + live intensives

Musical Excellence

Instrument technique, music theory, ear training, and performance craft guided by working musicians and educators. We build young musicians who don't just play — they perform with intention, read the room, and command a stage.

  • Instrument mastery + music theory & composition
  • Stage performance & live ensemble experience
  • Private lessons + group workshops + showcases
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By The Numbers

94%

of members improve in both disciplines within 90 days

3×

faster skill transfer when sport and music are trained together

12+

elite coaches across sports and musical disciplines on the faculty

10–22

the age range of the next generation of whole performers at Forte

Performance data from our founding cohort

Your Journey

How Forte
Works

Forte is not a subscription app or a weekend workshop. It is a structured membership with real coaches, real accountability, and real progression — designed for serious young performers.

Assessment & Placement

Every Forte journey begins with an honest assessment of where you are — in sport, in music, and as a performer. We place you with the right coaches and the right cohort so your starting point becomes your launchpad.

  • Sport performance screen
  • Musical ability evaluation
  • Goal-setting session with a lead coach

Integrated Training

Weekly sessions across both disciplines, structured around the proven overlap between athletic and musical training. Group sessions build community. Private coaching pushes your individual ceiling. Monthly intensives test everything in performance conditions.

  • Weekly live group sessions
  • Monthly 1:1 private coaching
  • Quarterly in-person intensives

Perform & Advance

Growth only counts when tested. Forte members perform — on the field and on the stage — at real events, showcases, and competitions throughout the year. Your identity as a performer solidifies every time you step into the spotlight.

  • Live performance showcases
  • Competition & tournament support
  • Annual gala performance event

Membership Options

Built for serious families.
Priced with purpose.

Foundation $399/mo

Group sessions in both disciplines + community access

Elite $799/mo

All Foundation + monthly private coaching + priority intensive access

Intensives $2,400/camp

5-day in-person dual-discipline performance intensive

Apply for 2025 Cohort

Voices from Forte

What they say
after Forte.

A focused young man passionately playing the violin indoors

"Before Forte, I thought being a musician who played basketball made me weird. Now I understand it's what makes me unbeatable in both. The mental conditioning from music training made me the calmest player on the court."

Marcus T., 17

Basketball + Violin  ·  Forte Elite Member

"As a parent, I was skeptical that serious music training and serious athletic training could coexist. They don't just coexist at Forte — they amplify each other. My daughter qualified for regionals in swimming AND performed at Carnegie Hall in the same month."

Diana R., Parent

Daughter: Swimming + Piano  ·  Foundation Member

Basketball coach guides young players in an indoor training session, focusing on teamwork and strategy

Faculty

"The most coachable athletes I have ever worked with are the ones who also play music. They already understand repetition, they already understand feedback, and they already understand what it means to perform under pressure. That is the Forte student."

Coach James A.

Head of Athletic Performance  ·  Forte Faculty

2025 Cohort — Open Now

Your child was
not built to
choose one thing.

Enrollment for the Forte 2025 cohort is open. We admit a limited number of members each term — young performers who are ready to commit at the highest level.

Apply to Forte

Complete an application and our coaching team will schedule a discovery call to discuss fit, goals, and placement.

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Applications reviewed within 3 business days
Ages 10–22 & adult performance track (25–45)
Foundation from $399/mo  ·  Elite from $799/mo

Where athletes become artists. Where artists become athletes.